Sen. Daniel Bonham

Maddy summarySB 1221 redirects bicycle excise tax, wage tax, and vehicle privilege tax revenues to the State Highway Fund for highway-related projects. It prohibits public agencies from requiring labor agreements in construction contracts (with exceptions) and taxes diesel fuel like gasoline. The bill also allows fuel suppliers to purchase emissions compliance tools (with proceeds funding highways) and repeals the mandatory toll program. It creates a new Office of Major Projects within the Department of Transportation and takes effect 91 days after the legislature adjourns.

] Provides that when offering a service with age restrictions, a private entity is allowed to swipe a driver license or identification card to verify a person's age, regardless of how old the person looks. Increases the amount a person may recover against an entity that swipes a driver license or identification card in violation of the law.

Specifies that electricity generated by a hydroelectric facility or other equipment that generates electricity through use of hydroelectric energy may be used to comply with a renewable portfolio standard. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Requires an agency, upon the written request of 10 members of the Legislative Assembly objecting to a rule, to appear before an appropriate committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly for a hearing on the rule.

Requires school districts to designate athletic competitions and extracurricular sports according to biological sex. Prohibits biological males from participating in athletic competitions or extracurricular sports designated for biological females. Provides causes of action for students and school districts. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Requires the Department of State Police to study ways to expedite forensic testing of controlled substances. Directs the department to submit findings to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly not later than January 31, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Repeals the prohibition on police officers initiating traffic stops based solely on specified traffic violations related to vehicle lighting requirements.

Maddy summarySB 665 requires all public bodies (like local governments or state agencies) that collect fines or civil penalties under Oregon law to send the full amount of those funds to the State Treasurer for deposit into the General Fund. This means money collected from things like traffic tickets or code violations can no longer be kept by the agency that issued the penalty. Instead, all such funds will flow directly into the state’s general budget for use on any government purpose, such as schools or infrastructure. The bill applies to any public body defined under Oregon law and changes how these penalty revenues are managed.

Provides that vehicle registration for most vehicles will be ownership registration and owners must pay a one-time fee instead of a biennial fee. Preserves permanent registration for certain vehicles and proportional registration for other vehicles. Eliminates offenses related to failing to renew vehicle registration.

Limits the interest rate to no more than the prime rate plus one percent for loans advanced under the veterans' home and farm loan program. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for deposit in the Oregon War Veterans' Fund, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to be used to advance loans to qualified veterans for the acquisition of farms and homes.